Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cogent"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cogent \Co"gent\ (k[=o]"j[e^]nt), a. [L. cogens, p. pr. of
cogere to drive together, to force; co- + agere to drive. See
{Agent}, a., and cf. {Coact} to force, {Coagulate}, p. a.]
1. Compelling, in a physical sense; powerful. [Obs.]
The cogent force of nature. --Prior.
2. Having the power to compel conviction or move the will;
constraining; conclusive; forcible; powerful; not easily
reasisted.
No better nor more cogent reason. --Dr. H. More.
Proofs of the most cogent description. --Tyndall.
The tongue whose strains were cogent as commands,
Revered at home, and felt in foreign lands.
--Cowper.
Syn: Forcible; powerful; potent; urgent; strong; persuasive;
convincing; conclusive; influential.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cogent
adj 1: having the power to influence or convince; "a cogent
analysis of the problem"; "potent arguments" [syn: {potent},
{powerful}]
2: powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling
presentation"; "a weighty argument" [syn: {telling}, {weighty}]
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